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Empowered2 is Now Spellers
We’ve gathered in one place the many recordings of webinars and conference presentations Dana & Dawnmarie have given over recent years. Several of these were recorded during their time as S2C Practitioners. Please note, as of February 2022, Empowered2 became SPELLERS.
Check out these free resources below, or visit Spellers University for even more in-depth training available for all.
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Hope for your Struggling Communicator by Dawnmarie Gaivin. Presented by the Autism Hope Alliance, August 2022.
Spelling to Communicate (Children’s Health Defense / DM) Listen to Dawnmarie break down the structure of spelling lessons and the science behind why she is seeing so much success in using them with nonspeakers. June 2022.
Movement Differences in Autism: Why Behavior is Not Always Communication, presented by Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L. Presented at NAA, May 2022.
Your Mood Matters: Coregulation for Communication Partners, by Dawnmarie Gaivin, Sponsored by NAA, March 2022.
Understanding Sensory-Motor Differences and the Impact of Neurological “Noise” in Autism by Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L. Sponsored by NJACE, April 2021
The Eyes Have It! Apraxia & Ocular Motor Control by Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L. Sponsored by NAA, October 2021.
How to Avoid the 5 Pitfalls of Being A New Spelling Parent by Dawnmarie Gaivin, November 2020.
Communication Through Spelling by Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L. Sponsored by The Weeklyish, October 2022.
Achieving Successful Communication in Students with Complex Motor Challenges by Dawnmarie Gaivin. Presented at NAA, May 2022
Rethinking Intentionality and Shifting Current Paradigms to Presuming Competence by Dana Johnson, PhD, MS, OTR/L. Sponsored by DisABLED + Empowered. January 2022